Tectona grandis

Botanical Name: Tectona grandis

Common Name: Teak

Morphological characteristics:
Teak is a large, deciduous tree up to 40 m (131 ft) tall with
gray to grayish brown branches. Leaves are ovate-elliptic to
ovate, 15–45 cm (5.9–17.7 in) long by 8–23 cm (3.1–9.1 in)
wide, and are held on robust petioles that are 2–4 cm (0.8–
1.6 in) long. Leaf margins are entire. Fragrant white flowers
are borne on 25–40 cm (10–16 in) long by 30 cm (12 in)
wide panicles from June to August. The corolla tube is 2.5–
3 mm long with 2 mm wide obtuse lobes. Tectona grandis sets fruit from September to
December; fruits are globose and 1.2-1.8 cm in diameter. Flowers are weakly protandrous in that
the anthers precede the stigma in maturity and pollen is shed within a few hours of the flower
opening. The flowers are primarily entomophilous

Growing season and Type

1. This species naturally occurs in deciduous forests, but is planted commonly along
roadsides and in large plantations.
2. Teak (Tectona grandisLinn f.) is a large deciduous tree species that mature plants can
reach 30 to 40 m height and 2 m diameter.
3. It can grow in a wide variety ofsoils, tolerate a wide range of climates, and have best
growth under the condition.

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1. Flower of Tectona grandis
2. Leaf of Tectona grandis
3. Tectona grandis tree
Source: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11676-008-0043-2#/page-1